It is not, in other words, a matter of the state acting as Robin Hood, redistributing money from the rich to the poor, though some countries may opt for that. Direct state intervention in labour markets through higher statutory minimum wages is another method likely to be helpful in current conditions. Mostly, however, it should be a matter of the state acting as the flag-bearer for equal citizenship and as the guardian against the unfair entrenchment of advantage or hindrance of choice and mobility.
